Nonprofit Behavioral Health Providers Caring for Communities

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Total number of individuals served by CBHC members in 2022:

More than 300,000

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State funding for CBHC members:

Approximately $500 million

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Average cost
per client per year:

Less than $2,000

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CMHCs provide a wide array of services far

beyond general therapy or psychiatry

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Who We Are and What We Do

Since 1967, the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council (CBHC) has served as the membership association for Colorado’s nonprofit safety net community providers of mental health and substance use disorder treatment services. CBHC members provide or contract for direct services in a wide variety of settings in hundreds of service delivery sites across the state. CBHC acts as an advocacy organization at both the state and federal level to maximize the ability of nonprofit safety net providers of behavioral health treatment to serve everyone in their communities, especially the most vulnerable.

CBHC Member Organizations Include

  • Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs)
  • Specialty Clinic

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